000
FZNT02 KNHC 182048
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT NOV 18 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON NOV 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRESSURE 30N76W 1007 MB WITH FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING 
TO 23N80W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 55W AND 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 19N TO 25N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N BETWEEN 55W AND 
80W AND E OF THE BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES... 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N64W 
TO 22N71W. N OF 22N E OF TROUGH TO A LINE FROM 31N51W TO 27N60W 
TO 22N67W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 07N BETWEEN 55W AND 77W AND E OF THE BAHAMAS...INCLUDING 
THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
N TO NE SWELL.
48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N58W TO 20N67W. N OF 24N 
E OF TROUGH TO A LINE FROM 31N52W TO 24N62W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH TO 70W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 55W AND 
72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE.

.ATLC N OF 24N BETWEEN 39W AND 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 55W AND N OF A LINE 
FROM 16N35W TO 10N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 25N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH FROM 20N71W TO 11N79W. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 
82W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FROM 16N TO 20N 
AND W OF 83W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 20N74W TO 11N79W. FROM 11N TO 14N 
E OF TROUGH 73W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N W OF 95W SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.